LOOK
UPWARDS!
Memorise:
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. Psalm
121:1
Read: Psalm
121:1-2, 121 I will lift up mine eyes
unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and
earth.
Bible
in one year: Job 36:1-40:2, 1st Timothy 6:3-21
MESSAGE!
In the course of our walk with God, we
encounter challenges of life that test the level and quality of our faith; but
praise God that we have the assurance of the Lord that there is no mountain our
faith cannot surmount (Matthew 17:20). For
those who are in Christ, problems arise in order to generate testimonies. The
size of the problem you encounter will determine the size of your testimony. If
you ask God for a big testimony, then you must be ready to face a big
challenge. What made the testimony of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego most
outstanding was not just the fact that they went through the fiery furnace, but
the fact that the furnace, heated to its most intense level, could not harm
them (Daniel 3:19-24). Are you going through
fire at the moment? Fear not! Look up to God and He will see through.
Are you confronted with any issue of life? In
what direction are you looking for solution? If looking forward, backward and
sideways has not helped you, then it is time to look up. Looking ahead, behind
or sideways simply suggest dependence on self or on people. Depending on a
fellow man operating at the same level as you is a foolish thing to do; you
cannot access true help that way. Jeremiah 17:5
says:
“Thus
saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man that trusteth in man,
and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.”
Furthermore, looking down implies looking at
the devil and his forces of darkness, because they are under your feet. Of
course you can’t go to the architect of a problem for its solution. You need to
know that until you look upwards for God’s intervention, you may never get your
blessing.
There was a particular nice woman who had an
epileptic son. Whenever he had a seizure, it was so bad. Whatever she rented an
apartment, people loved her for her good nature, but after they realise her son
was epileptic, they would show her the exit door with some apology. This made
her move houses so often. Then one day, while going with the boy to the market,
at the very heart of town, the boy experienced a seizure and everyone fled. She
grabbed the boy, stood him on his feet, lifted her eyes to God and said, “O
God, I am here without anyone to help me, but I know you are there, please help
me.” From that day, her son was healed of that condition. Has
an unpleasant situation brought you to a most
disgraceful place? Look up to God today, hold unto Him and He will make a way
for you. The Lord will terminate your shame and turn it into honour.
Prayer
Point
Father,
give me the grace to always focus my gaze on You.
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